Dick Durbin: “Let me reclaim my time. The gentleman has said repeatedly this is an earmark, this is pork. In fact it is not. It is the…”

“Let me reclaim my time. The gentleman has said repeatedly this is an earmark, this is pork. In fact it is not. It is the result of a competitive solicitation by the Department of Energy. It is not in my district but it is in my State and it is not only important to my State, it is important to a number of Midwestern States. We are talking about the use of high-sulfur coal which is becoming less popular and less commercial because of the Clean Air Act. The effort being made here is to find an environmentally safe way to use this coal. Could I ask the gentleman from California another question. Does the gentleman know how much the total project costs?”